Music genre scene was executed by listed Italian portrait and genre painter of Belle Epoque time Leonardo Gasser (1831 Florence – after 1892). 

Leonardo Gasser studied there under Michele Gordigiani and soon joined the artistic circle frequenting the Florentine Caffè Michelangiolo. Leonardo Gasser probably departed Florence in the late 1860s to live abroad.
Leonardo Gasser's works were shown at exhibitions in Turin, Milan and Genoa until 1892.

Literature: artist lexicons by : Thieme/Becker ; Saur ( both in German), Comanducci (in Italian).

Inscription: signed lower left.

Tecnique: oil on canvas, laid down on fiberboard, original period gilt frame.

Measurements: unframed w 11 7/8" x h 15 3/4" (30 x 40 cm), framed 15 1/2" x 19 3/4" (39,5 x 50 cm).

Condition: very good.